Departmental Enquiry -- Dismissal - Charge of forging the signatures of arms magistrate for issuing of gun licence - Document demanded by the petitioner was not produced before the inquiry officer - Arms magistrate who was material witness not examined - Opinion of the handwriting expert not produced - Entire departmental proceedings vitiated - Moreover petitioner..........
Arms Act, 1959, Section 17, 7(7) -- Conviction by trial Court and acquittal by appellate Court - Restoration of arms licence - Be considered as if petitioner has not committed the offence...........
Arms Act, 1959, Section 17, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 107,116 -- Criminal - Revocation of licence - Fire arm licence cannot be cancelled on the ground of pendency of a proceeding u/s 107/116 Cr.P.C. against the licensee...........
Arms Act, 1959, Section 25 -- Recovery of country made pistol and cartridges - Independent witnesses not joined - Held, non joining of independent witnesses will not disprove the prosecution story - Police Officers are competent witnesses - Their statements regarding recovery of pistol and cartridges without any licence reliable even if examined with care and caution -..........
Arms Act, 1959, Section 3, 25, 30 -- Firearms - Omission to obtain licence for possession - Use for committing murder - Recovery of firearm from accused - Offence under the Act is proved...........
Arms Act, 1959, Section 17, 18 -- Arms licence - Cancellation - On the basis that petitioner is involved in criminal case u/ss 307/323/504/506 IPC - Petitioner acquitted - No ground remaining for cancellation of licence...........
